December 16th, 2025

2 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 And all went to be registered, each to his own town. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. 6 And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. 7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.

Luke is a to the point writer.

As I read his version of the birth of Jesus, I saw the story of Mary come to life. Words like trust, faith, listening to awe and devotion.

God had a purpose and a journey for Mary, and she didn’t question it. She just went and delivery took place in a barn  as a humble beginning of Jesus’s journey.

How many of us feel a tug on our heart to do something we feel Jesus is telling us to go and do this in My name? Is it easier to give an excuse? To say I can’t do it as it is too hard, too busy, or someone more qualified can do a better job.